EMPLOYEE NOTICES

LSB App_J_H4

CODE SB/H4

VERMONT
STANDARDS BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS

POLICY ON ACTIVITIES THAT QUALIFY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDIT

The
following activities meet state professional development requirements
for relicensure or reinstatement of a lapsed license and shall be
approved by L/RSBs and the Licensing Office when the activities meet the
requirements below and when all required documentation has been
submitted. In some cases, there are restrictions on the total number of
required credits that may be earned through particular categories of
activities. (Other activities may be acceptable upon consultation with
the L/RSB and the Licensing Office.)

1) In order to be approved, professional development activities submitted for license/endorsement renewal shall:

relate directly to the knowledge and performance standards of the endorsement(s) being renewed and/or to the 5 Standards for Vermont Educators and 16 educator principles incorporated within the 5 standards, and

relate directly to the goals outlined in the educator’s approved Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP).

2)
Relicensure credit may be awarded for activities that are paid or
unpaid and required by the school/district or self-selected.

3)
Relicensure credit is a unit of measure assigned by a local or regional
standards board, or the Licensing Office, to professional development
activities other than academic credit bearing courses that meet
standards for relicensure/reinstatement. Fifteen (15) clock hours of
professional development is equivalent to one (1) relicensure credit.
Relicensure credits and academic credits apply equally toward
relicensure/reinstatement requirements.

4) The minimum contact time required for relicensure credit to be accrued is one-half (_) hour.

5) Preapproval of professional development activities is suggested but not required.

1. Academic Courses (graduate, undergraduate)

Documentation shall include:

•Official transcript or grade report
Limitations:

Credits granted will be equivalent to credit indicated on the transcript or grade report

No limit on percentage of required credits that may be earned in this manner

Verification by project/activity convenor of
-participant's role
-number of contact hours

Limitations:

• Limited to 1/3 of required credits per endorsement

8. Educational Research and Publication

Documentation shall include:

• Verification of research and publication by recognizable and credible organization, or verification

of acceptance of the thesis by an academic advisor in the case of degree-related research Limitations:

• Limited to 1/3 of required credits per endorsement

9. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Certification

Documentation shall include:

•
Letter from the state of Vermont Department of Education National Board
Certification Coordinator verifying submission of the portfolio, or a
copy of the National Board Certificate earned

Limitations:

•
A NBPTS portfolio may be submitted in lieu of a relicensure portfolio
only once for each comparable endorsement unless the educator also
completes the certificate renewal process. (Please contact the
Department of Education or L/RSB for an updated list of the comparable
endorsements.)

•Official documentation of passage of the examination or receipt of the first CDL Limitations:

Limited to 1/3 of required credits per endorsement

Limited to first issuance of credential or CDL

11. Peace Corps Experience

Documentation shall include:

•Verification by the organization director (or equivalent) of participant’s role and number of

months of participation
Limitations:

•Limited to 2/3 of required credits per endorsement

12. Mentor to a New Teacher

Documentation shall include:

•Verification by the school principal of assignment to this role, number of mentees mentored,

and total number of mentor training and contact hours involved
Limitations:

•Limited to 1/3 of required credits per endorsement

13. Clinical Continuing Education Required for Other Required Professional Licensure (applies
to Educational Speech-Language Pathologists, School Nurses and
Associate School Nurses, School Social Workers, and School Psychologists
only)

Documentation shall include:

Official transcript or grade report if an academic course

Verification of participation, program content, and contact hours if a